A trend called "hidden cash" is sweeping across the country, and it has officially come to the Duke City.

The idea is an anonymous person begins tweeting clues about where the public can find free money, and they set a time to drop it off.

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A man started his mission Wednesday to leave thousands in cash lying around Albuquerque during the next 45 days or so. The first cash drops were on the University of New Mexico campus. He left the cash in a planter at Johnson Field and on a fraternity bench near the student union.

"My colors aren't usually purple and gold. Find the bench that fits this mold. Then you will hold the gold."

Dozens of hunters scoured Johnson Field Wednesday, looking for the drop. Some hunters were as young as 9 years old.

Action 7 News was the first to talk to the person behind the money drops in Albuquerque. He said his main message is for New Mexicans to pay it forward. He also wants to bring awareness to local charities.

The man behind HiddenCashNM is hoping to drop $5,000-$10,000 in cash during the next month and a-half. He will also give money to everyone who shows him a good deed once his Twitter account reaches more than 10,000 followers.

The next drop will be "Breaking Bad" themed, and the clue involved a drop dripping in blue ice.

A Hidden Cash LC NM (Las Cruces) Twitter handle has also been created. The account sent out its first tweet at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The donor said there are big things to come, and they wanted to bring the craze to their hometown.

The trend began less than two weeks ago in San Francisco.

The original profile said it's supposed to be "an anonymous social experiment for good".

The anonymous benefactor hides envelopes of cash in public places.

Since then, people in other states including Dallas, Milwaukee, and Chicago, started their own hidden cash craze.

But when the money is found, the same request is always made.

"The envelope says please take this cash and pay it forward we can make a difference pay it forward and retweet," said Tina Gaddy during a Chicago hunt.